Roland Garros Junior Series by Renault Asian Series to be Held in Japan for the First Time

The Roland Garros Junior Series by Renault Asian Series will take place in Japan from October 16th to 20th at Dai-ichi Life Sogoen Tennis Court. The winners of the men’s and women’s singles events will be awarded wild cards for the 2025 French Open Junior main draw.

Tournament Ambassadors

Kei Nishikori has been appointed as the tournament ambassador to support the opportunities and experience of children aiming to play in the French Open Junior Championships. He will also give advice to junior players on the first day of the tournament on the 16th.

Tournament Overview

Tournament name: Roland Garros Junior Series by Renault

Date: Wednesday, October 16th, 2024 – Sunday, October 20th, 2024

Venue: Daiichi Life Sogoen Tennis Court (1-1-1 Kuda, Setagaya-ku)

Surface: Red clay court

Draw and Eligibility

Draw: 16 draws for men and women

Eligibility: Players who are 17 years old or younger at the time of the 2025 tournament

Tournament Schedule

October 16th to 18th: Round robin competition with groups of four players.

October 19-20: The top-ranked player in the group will advance to the final tournament to compete in the semi-finals and finals.

About the Venue

Daiichi Life Aigoen Tennis Court was opened in 2022 and is a full-scale red clay court supervised by FFT and produced by JTA. During the clay court season, the national team also uses it as a training base.

Background to the Tournament

The reason this tournament is being held in Asia is that while there are many top professional players from Europe and North America, there are relatively few players from Asia. The ATP, WTA and ITF, which govern professional tennis, want to produce more Asian players.

Player Selection Method

The top six ITF-ranked players (men and women) from Asia will automatically qualify to play in the Roland Garros Junior Series by Renault in Tokyo.

Japan will be given four men and four women as the host nation, while four men and four women will qualify for the Tokyo Games from the qualifying tournaments in Kazakhstan and China.

Comment from Tournament Ambassador Kei Nishikori

“I am happy to be able to promote tennis in the Asian region. I would like to thank Roland Garros and the FFT for hosting this tournament in Japan to further the development of tennis in the Asian region. I can’t wait for the tournament.”

Tournament Director’s Comments

“After two years of holding tournaments in South America, it is wonderful that we have now been able to bring the Roland Garros Junior Series to Asia. We want to create an opportunity for the junior players to have a valuable experience, with the feeling that we are bringing Roland Garros to Tokyo.”

Awards Ceremony

Kimiko Date, who is ranked 4th in the world, will be the presenter at the awards ceremony to be held on Sunday, October 20th, and will offer words of encouragement to the winning junior athletes.